Wenger has at least £30million to spend on new talent and has pledged to add to the Gunners defence before the World Cup finishes on July 11.[>

[>

He is looking at his options with William Gallas, Sol Campbell, and Mikael Silvestre all set to leave the Emirates on free transfers this summer. And Vertonghen tops Wenger’s list of potential central-halves – with the added bonus being that he and Vermaelen used to play together at Ajax.[>

[>

Vermaelen, 24, has been a revelation for Arsenal since his arrival from the Dutch league last summer.[>

He earned the move after building up a superb understanding with Vertonghen, 23, during their partnership in Amsterdam. [>

[>

Wenger said: “There will be something happening before the end of the World Cup – certainly on the defensive side.”[>

Tthe Arsenal manager is prepared to battle it out with Barcelona to land Osasuna star Cesar Azpilicueta, 20. [>

[>

Wenger faces losing his captain Cesc Fabregas to the Catalan giants – and they may foil his bid to land highly-rated Spanish full-back Azpilicueta as well.[>